Questions and Answers

You can buy entry tickets to the events from web or from the venue. Fees for the entry tickets will be published and solding them will be started closer to the event.

Entry to the show is divided into four different deadlines, entry with the lowest entry fee ending on 5th May 2025. The last possible day to enter is 9th July 2025. Read more about entry fees and entry to WDS 2025 from this page.

All WDS 2025 judges can be found from this page.

Information about group judges and Best in Show judge will be published in the beginning of year 2025.

Competitions at the show are for handlers between 10-18 years. Read more about junior handler competitions here.

All entry links and Circuit Show judges can be found from this page.

All Circuit Show judges can be found from this page.

We do not charge any extra fees for photographers at the show. An accreditation for media and photographers will opened on this website closer to the event.

Official accreditation for media will open on this website closer to the event.

WDS 2025 and Circuit Shows will be held at Messukeskus, Helsinki. Address: Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki.
 
Messukeskus is Finland’s largest and most versatile event centre and provides easy access. You can get there easily by car, train, local transport or taxi. Please set aside plenty of time for getting to the event, as traffic jams may slow you down your journey to Messukeskus. Read more about the venue.

While staying in Helsinki, you can take advantage of its functional public transportation system. The venue for World Dog Show 2025, Messukeskus in Pasila, is accessed by a commuter train in five minutes from the city centre. As a traffic hub, Pasila is easily accessed even if you are coming from other parts of Finland by car or by train, from the airport, or from the harbour. Read more about getting around Helsinki here.

Several accommodation alternatives are available for show visitors in the Capital Region. Read more about accommodation.

You can stay overnight comfortably with a very reasonable fee at caravan park in Vermo Areena in Espoo. Address: Valjakkotie 1, Espoo. It is only 15 minutes far from the venue of the WDS 2025 (Messukeskus Helsinki) by car. Bookings are now open! Read more about caravan park.

Helsinki is a capital of Finland with 660 000 inhabitants and beautiful nature. Find more info about sights and attractions below!

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Dog parks in Helsinki (Open access, please follow finnish canine etiquette)

Helsinki is a very dog-friendly city. Many accommodation providers and restaurants welcome dogs. Dogs are also allowed on public transportation. There are several dog parks in Helsinki and even a whole island for dogs where they also can swim. Read more about traveling with a dog in Helsinki.

Always remember to keep your dog on a leash in public areas. Dog owners must clean up after their dog in maintained areas!

Finland and Helsinki are easy to access by plane, ferry, car or train. While on a ferry, you can enjoy the beautiful views of the Finnish Archipelago. Read more about Arrival in Helsinki here.

Weather in August is usually warm. The average temperature in Helsinki is around +15˚C/60˚F, but it can get much warmer than that. The WDS2025 show venue, Messukeskus Helsinki, is fully air-conditioned.

Summer days are filled with light. At the time of the WDS2025, the sun sets around 9.30 p.m.